We are recruiting foster carers in Knaves Ash and surrounding areas including: Southend-on-Sea, Gillingham, Chatham, Maidstone, Rayleigh, Basildon, Colchester, Dartford, Chelmsford, Hastings, Hoath, Maypole, Old Tree, Millbank & more.
Find out if fostering is right for you and your family by booking a quick informal chat with a fostering expert.
* All our foster carers in the Knaves Ash area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.
Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To become a parent you need to be:
How much time you care for the youngster depends on the type of foster caretreatment. It can range from one evening to several years, or until the youngster is an adult.
You might have the ability to workand foster . Whether you can depends on the youngster's scenarios and the fostering service you relate to. This can be your local council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not require to possess your residence, however typically, you'll require to have a extra room.
Before you can foster you must pass an evaluation to examine that you're able to care for a youngster. You will certainly not be examined on your age, ethnic background, sex, marital status, religious beliefs or sexual positioning.
We have aided to put 100's of carers across the UK and have more than 10 years of experience, which implies we can provide you the most effective possible assistance needed on your trip to assist give a safe and safe residence to children and young people in care.
Applicants will certainly be examined, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer seeking to transfer fostering companies. We use our years of experience to match you with the right fostering agency, examining capabilities, location and experience. We construct connections between carers and personnel, and you'll have an seasoned professional available to assist 1 day a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly constantly prioritise the safety and well-being of the young adults and young people in care, by only selecting to deal with reputable Fostering Agencies in addition to the training and assistance we give to possible foster carers. To attain this, we adhere to 6 core worths:
We support every one of our prospective foster moms and dads in their trip to coming to be foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in Knaves Ash and surrounding areas such as Hoath, Maypole, Old Tree, Millbank, Hicks Forstal, Ford, Chislet Forstal, Herne Common, Hersden, Shelvingford.
Every one of our foster carers to-be obtain comprehensive foster training info and assistance to make sure that they can give a top-notch foster care service and make a genuine distinction to a youngster or young adult in need. We additionally work to attach our neighborhood of foster carers with each other - if you make a decision to be a foster moms and dad you will certainly have the possibility to consult with our existing carers, hear their foster care tales and find out from their experience.
Even after you have tackled a foster youngster or young adult, you will certainly have the full assistance of our professional group who will certainly be on hand, 1 day a day, to address any kind of inquiries you might have.
If you live in Knaves Ash and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in Knaves Ash or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in Knaves Ash please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in Knaves Ash, Southend-on-Sea, Gillingham, Chatham, Maidstone, Rayleigh, Basildon, Colchester, Dartford, Chelmsford, Hastings and across the South East.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.